From: jwkenne@attglobal.net

On 2015-06-26 19:08:53 +0000, Michelle Bottorff said:

> Brian M. Scott  wrote:
>
>>> Dude. That is one awesome name. Boom as a surname?
>>
>> It means 'tree'.
>
> Is there a connection between that and the nautical term, or is it pure
> coincidence?

"Boom", the English nautical term, is taken directly from Dutch, in
which "boom" (tree) also has that meaning. There is, however, an
English word related to Dutch "boom" and German "Baum", and that is
"beam".

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